Top Forecasters Know Where to Put Your Money Now

MarketWatch's Christopher Noble discusses what stocks you should invest your money in now according to four strategists who ranked among the best S&P 500 forecasters in 2012.

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I ... I am crystal with MarketWatch or here to talk about where you might wanna put your money as we head into the all important first-quarter earnings or ... Jane Addams of Wells Fargo ... believes that will see weak corporate earnings growth this quarter and recommends defensive stocks including health care consumer staples and utilities ... she suggests staying away from technology and other more volatile sectors ... next up we talk to Brian Belski of BMO capital ... he suggests come to the opposite of what is that suggests he says that we should move beyond defensive sectors and the more active in stock picking ... he suggests focusing on stocks with high dividend yields low volatility and a narrow range of earnings estimates ... so the midst of remaining in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch ... says we should look closely at companies with big international exposure ... because U S growth is not going to be doing as well as international so those big international companies ... could offer good opportunities for advancement ... Tobias Levkovich of Citi Research ... believes the US economy's going to improve in the second half year ... he's recommending a variety of sectors based on the forecasts ... among the sectors are semiconductors software tech hardware insurance and utilities ... he says to avoid car makers materials and chemical